CVE-2024-54490 Security feature bypass in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can bypass security restrictions to access user Keychain items on macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-54490?

CVE-2024-54490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items.

Weakness: CWE-346

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54490?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-54490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-54490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v9c2-w942-7r95.

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